International Financial Reporting Standards

globally-accepted accounting standards. The American Institute of CPA’s (AICPA) believes U.S. adoption of a single set of high-quality, globally accepted accounting standards will benefit U.S. financial markets and public companies by enabling preparation of transparent and comparable financial reports throughout the world” (aicpa.org). HISTORY The original international accounting standards were developed in 1966. This was also around the time that the International study group was proposed.

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are an international set of accounting standards. Early in the 21st century, the Australian Accounting Standards board, with guidance from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), decided to implement IFRS’s throughout Australia. This decision was made so that Australia could participate and contribute to the development of a distinct set of accounting standards that could be used all around the world. This report will explore the process of setting

Abstract Discussion on harmonization is started quite long time ago. Its impact on the countries economy is good or bad is the central idea of this essay. This essay is written specifically on the accounting standard used in Australia. This essay starts with introduction on various topics such as conceptual framework, IASB, Sacs then it discussed the issue of harmonization. Harmonization will have positive impact on the economy because it attracts overseas investors to invest in Australia. This

Establishment of a single financial reporting standard with full universal acceptance is unattainable on various levels. Due to the prevailing economic, political, and cultural environments, it is unconvincing and irrational to have a uniform set of global financial reporting standards. There are controversies regarding the different types of economic systems used worldwide, centralizing the major difference in the systems to be the governmental role and influence on market activity. For there to

such as Australian accounting standards. Australian accounting standards is also developed by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB). This essay will firstly discuss what AASB is, the role and the functions of AASB. And then, following this, the other projects’ role such as Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the relationship between AASB, FRC and IASB. Introduction Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) have been developing

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has recently released four new standards: FRS 100 Application of Financial Reporting Requirements; FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework; FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland; and FRS 103 Insurance Contacts. FRS 100 basically describes who does what with the new UK GAAP. It describes which principles apply to which type of business; when a business can apply the reduced disclosure framework; and when a business

Subject: Reporting Financial Statement Under IFRS Date: 09/30/2013 Introduction Due to the forecasted high demand in the future, Gobias Industires, Inc. plans to report the company’s financial statements as soon as the next year. However, the argument is whether the company should report its financial statements consistent with the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) or the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), when IFRS may be the reporting standard for US companies

Introduction IFRS is a general global financial language for business affairs that’s understandable globally and comparable across the international boundaries. IFRS initially was formed to harmonize accounting across European Union, but the value of harmonization was so overwhelming and attractive around the world that became a benchmark globally. Importance of Accounting Standards In this assignment I want to explain the importance of the Accounting standards. As the world economy is becoming integrated

ABSTRACT International Financial Reporting System (IFRS) convergence - effects on Indian banking System As Indian economy is gradually attuned to the global best practices, the country is slated to converge the Indian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) from 01.04.2011 The Banking and Insurance sectors are excluded from this cut off time period and the convergence activities are ongoing. There is need for convergence of RBI

institutions whose accounting standards are used for financial reporting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The IFRS, whose rules are established and maintained by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), is the most widely used of the two institutions but the primary choice for the United States continues to be GAAP, whose standards are established and maintained by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Although